gingerly

(jĭn'jər-lē)
adv.
With great care or delicacy; cautiously.

adj.
Cautious; careful.

[Possibly alteration of obsolete French gensor, delicate, from Old French, comparative of gent, gentle. See gent¹.]

gingerliness gin'ger·li·ness n.

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adjective

Trying attentively to avoid danger, risk, or error: careful, cautious, chary, circumspect, forehanded, prudent, wary. See careful/careless.

adj

Definition: careful
Antonyms: careless, rash, reckless, rough, uncareful, uncautious

adv

Definition: carefully
Antonyms: carelessly, incautiously, rashly, recklessly, roughly, uncarefully

IN BRIEF: Very cautious or careful.

You call this work? A boy doesn't get a chance to whitewash a fence every day, replied Sam, gingerly brushing a board with care. — Mark Twain (1835-1910).

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See words rhyming with "gingerly."

Dansk (Danish)
adv. - forsigtigt
adj. - forsigtig, varsom

Nederlands (Dutch)
voorzichtig, behoedzaam

Français (French)
adv. - avec précaution
adj. - avec précaution

Deutsch (German)
adj. - behutsam, (übertrieben) vorsichtig
adv. - behutsam, (übertrieben) vorsichtig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - προσεκτικός, συνεσταλμένος, επιφυλακτικός
adv. - επιφυλακτικά, προσεκτικά, συνεσταλμένα, μαλακά, απαλά

Italiano (Italian)
cauto, con cautela

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - cuidadoso, devagar

Русский (Russian)
осторожный, робкий, осторожно, робко

Español (Spanish)
adv. - cuidadosamente, cautelosamente, preocupadamente
adj. - cuidadoso, cauteloso, preocupado

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - försiktig, tyst
adv. - försiktigt, ängsligt

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
小心翼翼地, 慎重地, 慎重的, 谨慎的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adv. - 小心翼翼地, 慎重地
adj. - 慎重的, 謹慎的

한국어 (Korean)
adv. - 매우 신중하게
adj. - 매우 신중한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 用心深い
adv. - 用心深く

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) شديد الحذر (ظرف) بحذر شديد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adv. - ‮בזהירות‬
adj. - ‮זהיר‬

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